Mechanism for atrial tachyarrhythmia in chronic volume overload-induced dilated atria

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 760-769

  Hirose, Masamichi ^a   Takeishi, Yasuchika ^b   Miyamoto, Takuya ^b   Kubota, Isao ^b   Laurita, Kenneth R ^c   Chiba, Shigetoshi ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmia; Atrial dilatation; Atrium; Volume overload

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HYPEREMIA; RABBITS; TACHYCARDIA; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 22244477392     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40331.x     Document Type: Article

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